Los Angeles (San Pedro), CA

Welcome to Tinseltown, the always-glitzy Los Angeles. Start off your vacation — even before you cruise from LA — by taking in the storied sights you’ve seen on the big screen. From its modern museums and high-end shopping to funky seaside towns and star-studded sights dotting the hills, this City of Angels has plenty of angles. Not to be missed: Hollywood Boulevard, Rodeo Drive and the Sunset Strip. Stroll the Venice Boardwalk to the Santa Monica Pier and walk from one glamorous theater to the next, all along the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Find your favorite star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Stroll through the art and antiquities of the Getty Center.

Take the backlot tour of Universal Studios for a look at Hollywood mythmaking.

Gaze into the starry night sky through the Griffith Observatory’s giant telescope.